Clear cracks in advisory system
Nominations for George Town’s Advisory District Council opened on Tuesday night at a downtown Peace Hall public meeting, but cracks in the system became clear as questions mounted about membership on the panel. Led by United Democratic Party (UDP) George…
Man leaves a million bucks at Sydney restaurant
SYDNEY (AP) — Mamma mia! That’s a lot of dough, even for an upscale pizzeria. Police are looking for the owner of a suitcase “full of money” that was left at the Italian restaurant in Sydney by a mystery customer….
Elle Macpherson’s adviser: Hacking cost me my job
LONDON (AP) — Phone hacking by the media cost me my job advising Elle Macpherson, a business adviser told a U.K. inquiry Tuesday, describing how the Australian supermodel wrongly blamed her for leaking intimate secrets to the press. Mary-Ellen Field…
Ezzard to resubmit “one man, one vote” motion
North Side MLA Ezzard Miller will resubmit his “one man, one vote” motion to the LA, and has rejected Premier McKeeva Bush’s effort to deflect responsibility for delayed public consultations on the UK-Cayman relationship. At an informal Monday gathering at…
Missing girl’s mom arrested on child abuse charges
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police on Monday arrested the mother of a missing 5-year-old Arizona girl on child abuse charges “directly related” to the girl, and said they don’t believe they’ll find the child alive. In a news conference that…
Permission granted for Dart dump
Government planners have given permission for Dart Realty to begin development of five land parcels on 561 acres in Bodden Town for a proposed waste management facility, presaging relocation of the George Town Landfill. The company will pay $2.5 million…
Australian gets $100,000 after shampoo found clean
DARWIN, Australia (AP) — Authorities have compensated an Australian man $100,000 after he was wrongly accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the country in bottles of shampoo. Neil Parry of Darwin spent three days in jail last year after…
Romney to run his first TV ad of presidential race
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is turning President Barack Obama’s own words against him in the Republican hopeful’s TV first ad of his 2012 White House bid. Romney said Monday that his first television ad would…
New dog sign thanks to Leos
Motorists are being urged to slow down outside Cayman’s Humane Society as dog walkers struggle to cross the busy road. And now – thanks to the Leo Club of Grand Cayman – they have no excuses not to know there…
Mrs Beavley joins the 100 club
Mrs. Beavley Powery has joined the small group of Caymanian centenarians. Born on November 14, 1911 she celebrated her 100th birthday last Monday at a party with friends and family at the Church of God Full Gospel Hall in George…
